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Why Trump’s sweeping theory of presidential immunity poses danger to democracy

CERL Executive Board member Stuart Gerson is among a group of high-ranking former government officials who filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case Donald J. Trump v. United States, arguing that a former president does not have blanket immunity from committing criminal acts as part of efforts to overturn the results of a presidential election.

Stuart Gerson is Member of the Firm at Epstein Becker Green, former Acting Attorney General of the United States, and Founding Member of Checks & Balances. He is also a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.

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